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1. NTC 6908 1 9 107 26 NTC 6908 02 1 9 107 25 NTC 6520 1 9 79 6 to firmware 2 0 0 x 2 0 4 x where settings were not persistently saved in the configuration file This is not an issue upgrading from 2 0 0 x to 2 0 4 x or later The NTC 6200 02 User Guide does not display correctly using Google Chrome on Mac Linux v2 0 11 2 New Features al Updated Migrated from proprietary Ralink Wireless drivers to open source Linux Wireless drivers 2 Added Wireless client mode which allows the device to connect to an upstream Wireless AP and use Wireless as the device s WAN connection 3 Added Wireless hotspot functionality The Wireless network can be configured as a public hotspot with captive portal functionality that allows Terms of Service to be displayed and also the initial HTTP page visited to be redirected 4 Added WAN connection failover This allows multiple WAN connections to be defined and prioritised If the highest priority WAN interface goes down the device will automatically start using the next highest priority WAN interface The WAN interface in use will always be the highest priority available interface Added Support for HTTPS configuration restore via SMS 6 Updated SDK package is now versioned with the release number Updated When browsing to a web UI page requires a login a successful login will now continue to the page requested instead of redirecting back to the status page 8 Added scp command is now a2. gt NetCommWireless NetComm Wireless M2M Family A NetCommWireless Firmware Release Notes gt NetCommWireless Copyright Copyright 2014 NetComm Wireless Limited All rights reserved The information contained herein is proprietary to NetComm Wireless No part of this document may be translated transcribed reproduced in any form or by any means without prior written consent of NetComm Wireless A Note This document is subject to change without notice This document covers the following products NetComm Wireless NTC 6200 02 NetComm Wireless NTC 6908 NetComm Wireless NTC 6908 02 NetComm Wireless NTC 6520 NetComm Wireless NTC 30WV NetComm Wireless NTC 40WV DOCUMENT VERSION DINIS 1 0 Initial document release 21 02 2014 1 1 Updated for v2 0 4 2 07 05 2014 1 2 Updated for v2 0 11 2 23 07 2014 1 3 Updated for v2 0 19 1 and added NTC 6200 02 19 09 2014 NetComm Wireless M2M Family Firmware Release Notes www netcommwireless com 2 gt NetCommWireless Firmware Details Firmware Version 2 0 19 1 Date September 19 2014 Generic Custom Generic Beta Official Official File Names WC E NTC 6908 NTC 6908 02 NTC 6520 NTC 30WV NTC 40WV NTC 6200 02 MAIN SYSTEM FIRMWARE FILENAME ntc_6908_2 0 19 1 cdi 29 6MB MD5 523e4e13c2e3755e9a4 c6 a0e235eb99 ntc_380wv_2 0 19 1 cdi 31 9MB MD5 95f0250c1 7b52c59f24c fd76f1 1 afac5 ntc_40wv_2 0
3. in Web 2 0 GUI layout and with enhancement for automatic address validation for Ping monitor Web UI configuration page f GPS Configuration page now separated to three sub menu GPS configuration MSB A GPS Odometer and GPS Page is only applicable to device using Sierra module MC8790V g Log file change the default setting for display level debug which is the most detailed log level Included SDK with Firmware version 2 0 0 3 with embedded SDK document 4 0 in this family release with file named SDK_Bovine_ntc_6908 tar oz2 SDK_Bovine_ntc_40wv tar oz2 and SDK_Bovine_ntc_SOwv tar bz2 Bug Fixes Modifications ile Fixed Custom APN Configuration settings not preserved when upgrading from last official release firmware 1 x x x to 2 X X X Fixed Device LAN IP address does not accept a valid IP host address under mask 255 255 255 248 Fixed SNMP Settings not preserved issue when upgrading from last official release firmware 1 x x x to 2 X X X 4 Fixed SMS Configuration and Remote Diagnostic Settings not persevered issue when upgrading from last official release firmware 1 x x x to 2 x x x found in NTC 4QWV and NTC 30WV 5 Fixed VRRP Master and Slave Mode Switching problem 6 Fixed IPsec cosmetic issued that only shows class C subnet mask in iosec conf 7 Fixed IPsec certificate mode doesn t show the file upload status correctly 8 Fixed NTC 40WV TR 069 product class naming issue where it Should be 4QOWV Serie
4. 19 1 cdi 31 5MB MD5 402 be34acb6t2de066b3 3bc535ae5395a ntc_6200_2 0 19 1 cdi 31 3MB MD5 2ac6107foab4441c5b2 cfc0958c8822f RECOVERY SYSTEM FIRMWARE FILENAME ntc_6908_2 0 19 1_r cdi 10 9MB MD5 280306d028a676252 908852cbtd2a0 7e ntc_30wv_2 0 19 1_r cdi 11 6MB MD5 60bab2201 95f075f83 1fcc9695bfac3a ntc_40wv_2 0 19 1_r cdi 11 6MB MD5 cboc0c65257068797b 91b0bd7f5c425e1 ntc_6200_2 0 19 1_r cdi 13 5MB MD5 f529d7c67e1 e6f0aad d3f6e0e430aa8g8s u boot bin 207KB MD5 C6d68b469f3f63 317e514162685 7dfas u boot bin 248KB MD5 C6d68b469f3f63 317e514162685 7dfa8 u boot bin 248KB MD5 a5e3 cbbb36fb1 d172b4ec5c8dc 498cc u boot sb 297KB MD5 e c8fbal 8dac88 2ba8ae3ce4d7 5c 703c Firmware Upgrade Instructions Please refer to the steps described in the NetComm M2M Family Firmware Upgrade Instructions pdf document Warning made to the u boot for environment redundancy e Configuration files exported from a router on FW 2 x x x to a router on FW 1 x x x will not work properly due to the updated Web 2 0 interface SDK_Bovine_ntc_69 08 _2 0 19 1 tar bz2 168MB MD5 9dabG6a9ec3e3de5eb 7Ocbe867f98d547 SDK_Bovine_ntc_30 wv_2 0 19 1 tar oz2 173MB MD5 a31964b5594d1d72 e425bcecf81ca4ca SDK_Bovine_ntc_40 wv_2 0 19 1 tar bz2 173MB MD5 23bbe13d77f838e88c e62cb830570cbf9 SDK_Bovine_ntc_62 00_2 0 19 1 tar bz2 262
5. and on When editing an already existing Modbus Data stream the Mode field displays Raw This does not affect the behaviour of the stream Telnet password not preserved when upgrading from firmware 1 9 x x NTC 40WV 1 9 108 8 NTC 6908 1 9 107 26 NTC 6908 02 1 9 107 25 NTC 6520 1 9 79 6 to firmware 2 0 0 x 2 0 4 x where settings were not persistently saved in the configuration file Not an issue upgrading from 2 0 0 x to 2 0 4 x or later v2 0 0 3 New Features i NetComm Wireless M2M Family Firmware Release Notes 6 M2M Family Firmware Release that covers five models NTC 6908 NTC 6908 02 NTC 6520 NTC 40WV NTC 30WV in a single firmware Updated Web GUI with NetComm Wireless Branding and Web 2 0 GUI layout Style on NTC 30WV NTC 40WV Added embedded device user manual on web GUI for all five models NTC 6908 NTC 6908 02 NTC 6520 NTC 40WV NTC 30WV Added USB Serial to IP data stream manager support in the NTC 30WV and NTC 40WV USB port is turned ON by default Added warning message when the user clicks Install on a router firmware image main or recovery check the first digit of the version number in the filename if it is less than 2 give a warning pop up explaining that downgrades to 1 x x x images are not supported and will cause device failure Give ok or cancel options future Family Releases will have uboot file version control and warning message when installing different uboot Adde
6. Added OpenVPN RSA key length to support 2048 and 4096 n Added support for Open VPN Certificate PKCS 12 format file o Added support for OpenVPN TAP mode connection o Added support for changing telnet and SSH password via web GUI up to 126 characters in length q Added Profile Routing under APN Configuration page r Added Allow Data Roaming options on Wireless WAN configuration page Added New Enhancements a Forcing a particular band network from the operator settings web GUI setting persists across reboot b Remote Web GUI device management for file types Configuration files router main and recovery images u boot images IPK packages module firmware images Sierra modules only boot loader images Sierra modules only SSL certificates PDF files for help menu c Remote TR 069 device management for file types Configuration files router main and recovery images u boot images IPK packages module firmware images Sierra modules only boot loader images Sierra modules only SSL certificates PDF files for help menu d Remote SMS commands device management for file tyoes Configuration files the assumption that no password is used during the backup of the configuration file router main and recovery images u boot images IPK packages module firmware images Sierra modules only boot loader images Sierra modules only PDF files for help menu e Renamed System monitor in NetComm Web 1 0 GUI to Watchdogs
7. MB MD5 b4c598f9367 149324 573f9988a559ffc MODULE BOOTLOADER FILENAME MC8790_DLEX_K2 0 7 28 cwe 609KB MC8704_DLEX_T3_ O_2_2 cwe 492KB MC8704_DLEX_T3_ O_2_2 cwe 492KB MODULE FIRMWARE FILENAME MC8790_K2 0 7 30 cwe 15 3MB MC8704_T3_0_2 2 cwe 21 3MB R3BO01 Note Ericsson module does not support firmware upgrade via web GUI MC8704_T3_0_2 2 cwe 21 3MB It is not possible to downgrade the router from firmware version 2 x x x to an older 1 x x x version due to the improvement e The RIP Setting cannot be preserved when upgrading from firmware 1 9 x x to 2 x x x due to a known bug in 1 9 x x where the RIP setting was not persistently saved in the configuration file www netcommuwireless com NetComm Wireless M2M Family Firmware Release Notes 3 a FA NetCommWireless v2 0 19 1 New Features ie Event Notification this feature allows SMS TCP UDP or email notifications to be sent when certain system events occur on the device See the user guide for more information Bug Fixes Modifications he a oe eS N 10 11 12 RDB variables can now store longer values up to 4096 characters The RDB header rdb_operations h and rdb_lib a have now been deprecated in favour of rdb_ops h and rdb a The newer library contains an updated API that is similar to the old API but now functions include a session handle so that calls are thread safe Note that rdb_set is binary clean now
8. Port Filtering Rule Drop and the Telnet and SSH setting under System gt Administration gt Administration Settings gt Local Router Access Control is set to ON MAC IP Port Filtering Rules does not allow wild card entries for source IP address mask and destination address mask and source port range when configured via GUI Uboot bin update via TR O69 is not supported only Uboot sb file type update is supported via TR O069 both uboot bin or uboot sb file type is supported via web GUI management upgrade IPsec Issue Remote ID and Local ID field when configured tunnel to Cisco router no longer connected 0 1 New Features We 2i First M2M Family Firmware Release that covers models NTC 6908 NTC 6908 02 NTC 6520 in a single firmware Updated Web GUI with NetComm Wireless Branding and Web 2 0 GUI layout style NetComm Wireless M2M Family Firmware Release Notes www netcommwireless com 8 lt gt NetCommWireless Added New Features t 2 O O 3 3 N Added improvement to uboot for environment redundancy for frequent power cycling scenarios Added MAC Port IP filtering under the web management interface gt Networking gt Routing Added Data Stream Manager under web management interface gt Services including PAD mode and Modbus Gateway Added support to show the Last Inform Status under TR 069 Configuration Page Added URL HTTP HTTPS 192 168 20 1 tr O69paramterlist html to show all supported TR O69 p
9. arameters of the device Added support to Allow advance RDB variables and Allow execution of advanced commands under SMS Messaging gt Diagnostic Configuration page Added options to select route options packet switched circuit switched under SMS Messaging gt General SMS configuration page Added web Ul toggle to save system logs to non volatile memory Added support for HTTPS access to web management interface and self signed HTTPS certificate generator Added SSH Server and host client key management Added LED operation mode support Always on turn all LEDs off after timer period Added OpenVPN RSA key length to support 2048 and 4096 Added support for Open VPN Certificate PKCS 12 format file Added support for OpenVPN TAP mode connection Added support for changing telnet and SSH password via web GUI up to 126 characters in length Added Profile Routing under APN Configuration page Added Allow Data Roaming options on Wireless WAN configuration page Added embedded Help menu place holder on web GUI for future family release Added New Enhancements d e Forcing a particular band network from the operator settings web GUI setting persists across reboots Various enhanced file management functionalities including consistent TR 069 SMS and Web UI handling of file uploads to the device for all supported file tyoes configuration files TR O69 and Web GUI only router main and recovery images IPK packages m
10. d common new features to the NTC 30WV NTC 40WV a Added improvement to uboot for environment redundancy for frequent power cycling scenarios D Added enhancement to uboot for reset button LED display and timing for the three modes reboot recovery and reset to default as described in the embedded user manual c Added MAC Port IP filtering under the web management interface gt Networking gt Routing www netcommwuwireless com gt NetCommWireless d Added Data Stream Manager under web management interface gt Services including PAD mode PADD and Modbus Gateway e Added support to show the Last Inform Status under TR O69 Configuration Page f Added URL HTTP HTTPS 192 168 1 1 tr O69paramterlist html to show all supported TR O69 parameters of the device g Added support to Allow advanced RDB variables and Allow execution of advanced commands under SMS Messaging gt Diagnostic Configuration page h Added options to select route options packet switched circuit switched under SMS Messaging gt General SMS configuration page i Added web Ul toggle to save system logs to non volatile memory j Added support for HTTPS access to web management interface and self signed HTTPS certificate generator k Added SSH Server and host client key management where it Support user name password and key authentication with SSH client Added LED operation mode support Always on turn all LEDs off after timer period m
11. e manual band selection setting that was set and saved in the backup configuration file Fixed Ethernet and Speed not updating on the GUI status page Fixed Routing gt Static Route should allow network destination address entry 0 0 0 0 to represent all networks Known Issues i a oe N op 12 v2 0 DHCP relay doesn t work in special scenarios where WWAN and LAN are using the same IP address The following settings not preserved when upgrading from 1 x x x to 2 0 0 3 these bugs will be fixed in the future family release y PAD mode and PADD Settings not preserved Custom band settings not preserved in NTC 6908 NT 6908 02 NTC 6520 when upgrading from 1 x x x to 2 0 0 3 Modem emulator not working on the NTC 40WV and NTC 30WV via USB serial port yy Wireless Distribution System WDS not working Some Wireless SSID alias settings for interfaces ral to ra4 remained on the NTC 40WV NTC 30WV when issuing ifconfig from Telnet after upgrading from 1 x x x to 2 0 0 3 User must disable then enable the Broadcast SSID option from the GUI to clear these left over settings Non volatile memory system log time stamp formatting issue If SIM is in roaming mode incoming voice calls can t be received on NIC 40WV and NTC 3OWV Data Usage display on NTC 6520 incorrect where not all online sessions are recorded after device is power cycled Cannot access router from LAN interface using Telnet or SSH when MAC IP
12. etwork www netcommwuireless com NetComm Wireless M2M Family Firmware Release Notes 9 e FA NetCommWireless Known Issues 1 Importing a configuration file saved from the web 2 0 FW2 0 0 1 to the Web 1 0 official firmware 1 9 107 26 1 9 79 6 1 9 107 25 doesn t work 2 DHCP relay doesn t work in special scenarios where WWAN and LAN interfaces are using the same IP address LED Operation Mode turn all LEDs off after time period not working NetComm Wireless M2M Family Firmware Release Notes www netcommwireless com 10
13. mes does not show the IP address of connected stations Due to the migration of the wireless drivers See above the WDS feature is not available v2 0 4 2 New Features 1 Updated Data stream manager to have Endpoints and Streams in two separate configuration pages in all five models NTC 6908 NTC 6908 02 NTC 6520 NTC 40WV and NTC 30WV Updated Data stream manager to exclude PADD and modem emulator in all five models NTC 6908 NTC 6908 02 NTC 6520 NTC 40WV and NTC 30WV Updated Re located PADD and Modem emulator configuration pages PADD on NTC 6908 NTC 6520 NTC 6908 02 is now grouped together under Services gt Legacy Data gt PADD and Modem emulator is now grouped together under Services gt Legacy Data gt Modem Emulator PADD is now present in a separate configuration page under Services gt PADD for NTC 40WV and NTC 30WYV only There is no modem emulator feature for NTC 30WV and NTC 40WV Updated Embedded device user manual on web GUI for all five models NTC 6908 NTC 6908 02 NTC 6520 NTC 4OWV and NTC 30WV with user manual version 1 1 Updated Dynamic DNS support list to include no ip com currently the only free DYNDNS server on top of the existing list ww dhs org www dyndns org www dyns cx www easydns com www justlinux com www ods org www tzo com www zon eedit com Updated PADD configuration page to remove UDP port option as it is not supported Added Data Stream Manager gt Data Streams
14. odule firmware images Sierra modules only boot loader images Sierra modules only SSL certificates PDF files for helo menu Renamed System monitor in NetComm Web 1 0 GUI to Watchdogs in Web 2 0 GUI layout and with enhancement of automatic address validation for Ping monitor Web UI configuration page GPS Configuration page now separated into three sub menus GPS configuration MSB A GPS Odometer Log file change the default setting for display level debug which is the most detailed log level Included SDK version 2 0 0 1 with embedded SDK document 4 0 in this family release with file named SDK_Bovine_ntc_6908 tar bz2 Changed Factory Default Settings if device set to factory default a SIM pin protection OFF Bug Fixes Modifications i ee ot ot ae oe LP Fixed Changing the NTP Timezone settings does not require the user to reboot the device Fixed DHCP Relay not working Fixed NTC 6520 band selection is not persistent after a power cycle Fixed Unable to change Admin login password when logged in as admin admin Fixed Firewall is enabled but the router still replies to DNS request on WAN interface Fixed SNMP OID linkSessionState doesn t update always returns O Fixed When Ethernet cable is disconnected and then reconnected the Ethernet link is sometimes not re established Fixed SMS diagnostics SMS responses have garbage characters using GSM 7 bit amp UCS2 encoding with Telecom n
15. ption issue where the drop down option was grey out and disabled Fixed If SIM is in roaming mode incoming voice calls can t be received on NTC 40WV and NTC 30WV Fixed Uboot bin file type update via TR O69 is not supported Both uboot bin and uboot sb file type are now supported via web GUI management interface and TR 069 Fixed Wireless Distribution System WDS not working in all Encryption Modes Fixed Some Wireless SSID alias settings for interfaces ra1 to ra4 remained on the NTC 40WV NTC 30WV when running ifconfig from Telnet after upgrading from 1 x x x to 2 0 0 3 User must disable then enable the Broadcast SSID option from the GUI to clear these left over settings Fixed WiFi Ralink driver related issue where the router would select non standard channels when set to Auto Now when set to Auto the router only selects standard channels 1 6 11 Fixed Changing the GUI settings on some pages without credentials required Fixed When IPsec Remote ID and Local ID fields are configured IPsec tunnel does not connect Known Issues 13 14 Data Usage display on NTC 6520 incorrect where not all online sessions are recorded after device is power cycled When upgrading NTC 40WV from 1 9 x x to 2 0 4 2 and unit is configured with a custom SSID wireless network mode is set to 11b g mixed mode and Broadcast SSID is On the SSID is not broadcast unless the Broadcast SSID option is toggled off
16. s www netcommwuireless com NetComm Wireless M2M Family Firmware Release Notes 7 a 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 NetCommWireless Fixed Inbound SNMP 161 162 port issue when firewall is enabled Fixed Port Forwarding Rules that were removed not reflected on the iptables unless device is rebooted Fixed Multicast packets not forwarded by Router under RIPv2 Fixed WiFi MAC Filtering issue where it only allows 7 rules if you add an 8th rule the list goes blank Fixed DHCP issue where router fails to renew lease when the client sends a DHCP REQUEST to renew the device only is able to renew by resending starting the process again with a DHCP DISCOVER Fixed Unable to change Admin login password when logged in as admin admin Fixed Password fields do not allow the special characters amp Fixed SMS remote configuration restore issue Only applicable to configuration file with no password Fixed LED Operation Mode Turn all LEDs off after timer period not working Fixed Automatic APN selection under Data Connection Profile Settings page should be set to ON by when reset device to factory default Fixed Outbound call Voice Roaming on NTC 40WV and NTC 30WV Inbound call Voice roaming still has some issue to be fixed in the future release Fixed Custom band selection setting isn t recalled after restoring backup config file The factory default band selection option is used not th
17. so it should be passed zero terminated arguments A new API rdb_set_string will add zero termination to the end of strings Wireless client mode now supports WPA WPA2 EAP TLS network authentication The OpenSSL library has been updated to version 1 0 1h The Net SNMP package updated to version 5 7 2 1 The system log now defaults to Error level so that errors are not obscured in the log It is also now possible to capture logs at one level and display them at another level Fixed manual band selection sometimes does not persist across power cycles On networks that support this option it is now possible to request a static IP address on WWAN connection via the profile settings page Note that some networks may ignore or even reject this request Fixed If the modem emulator feature is enabled it may prevent the data stream manager from bringing a stream back up after disconnection The workaround is to disable modem emulator when not in use Fixed The Wireless client scan list appears unsorted on some browsers Fixed The Wireless station list sometimes does not show the IP address of connected stations Due to the migration of the wireless drivers in firmware v2 0 11 2 the WDS feature is no longer available Known Issues i 2 Data Usage display on NTC 6520 incorrect where not all online sessions are recorded after device is power cycled Telnet password not preserved when upgrading from firmware 1 9 x x NTC 40WV 1 9 108 8
18. vailable for transferring files to and from the device via SSH Updated OpenSSL library has been updated to 0 9 8y NetComm Wireless M2M Family Firmware Release Notes www netcommwireless com 4 gt NetCommWireless Bug Fixes Modifications it Fixed When upgrading NITC 40WV from 1 9 x x to 2 X X X and unit is configured with a custom SSID wireless network mode is set to 11b g mixed mode and Broadcast SSID is On the SSID is not broadcast unless the Broadcast SSID option is toggled off and on Fixed When editing an already existing Modbus Data stream the Mode field displays Raw This does not affect the behaviour of the stream Various cosmetic changes to the web user interface Known Issues il 2 Data Usage display on NTC 6520 incorrect where not all online sessions are recorded after device is power cycled Telnet password not preserved when upgrading from firmware 1 9 x x NTC 40WV 1 9 108 8 NTC 6908 1 9 107 26 NTC 6908 02 1 9 107 25 NTC 6520 1 9 79 6 to firmware 2 0 0 x 2 0 4 x where settings were not persistently saved in the configuration file This is not an issue upgrading from 2 0 0 x to 2 0 4 x or later If the modem emulator feature is enabled it may prevent the data stream manager from bringing a stream back up after disconnection The workaround is to disable modem emulator when not in use The Wireless client scan list appears unsorted on some browsers The Wireless station list someti
19. validation diagnostic message to show if end point data is valid or not If an end point is added but details are not entered then that particular data stream will stop working Added enhancement Parameters validation check D Host name only accepts valid characters D OVPN client only accepts valid characters ap OVPN peer only accepts valid characters D SNMP trap destination only accepts valid characters ap ACS URL only accepts valid characters Included SDK with Firmware version 2 0 4 2 with embedded SDK document 4 0 in this family release with file named SDK_Bovine_ntc_6908 tar oz2 SDK_Bovine_ntc_40wv tar oz2 and SDK_Bovine_ntc_SOwv tar loz2 www netcommwuireless com NetComm Wireless M2M Family Firmware Release Notes 5 a gt NetCommWireless Bug Fixes Modifications l 2 10 A l2 Fixed PAD mode and PADD Settings not preserved when upgrading from 1 x x x Fixed Custom band settings not preserved on NTC 6908 NT 6908 02 NTC 6520 when upgrading from 1 x x x where user will need to wait for at least 1 minute for the fixes to take effect after firmware upgrade Fixed Non volatile memory system log time stamp formatting Fixed MAC IP Port Filtering Rules issue where the router does not allow wild card entries for source IP address mask destination address mask and source port range when configured via GUI Fixed WiFi Open authentication does not allow WEP encry
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